For in all the garden there wasn’t a tree
She hadn’t been up, at one time or another
(Having learned to climb from a loving brother
When she was six)—but it was feared by all
That one day she’d have a terrible fall.
The outcome was different—while we were in town
She climbed a tree and couldn’t come down.
We went to rescue, and then
The doctor took Granny’s temperature and said,
‘I strongly recommend a quiet week in bed.’
We sighed with relief and tucked her up well.
Poor Granny! For her, it was like a brief season in hell. - Ruskin Bond
2.1 Read the following summary. Complete it by writing the missing words against the
correct blank numbers in your answer sheet. (10 × 1/2 = 5 marks).
Grandmother was a (a) ……… for she could climb (b) ……… whether they were spreading
out or they were high. She could climb a tree in a (c) ……… . She last climbed a tree at
(d) ……… . She had been doing it since her (e) ……… and she was happier in a tree than
in (f) ……… . Though she was advised against (g) ……… trees, there was not a tree in the
garden which she hadn’t climbed. She did not have a (h) ……… as feared by all but landed
up in a high tree not knowing how to come down. After being (i) ……… she was strongly
advised by the doctor to be in bed which seemed like a (j) ……… to her.
Ans. (a) genius (b) trees (c) trice (d) the age of sixty-two (e) childhood (f) a lift (g) climbing (h) fall (i) rescued (j) season in hell
2.2 Complete the following statements on the basis of your reading of the poem. Write your
answers in the answer sheet against the correct blank numbers. (3 × 1 = 3 marks)
(a) Granny had the gift .......................... .
(b) By saying “I’d grow old disgracefully” Granny meant .......................... .
(c) Doctor’s recommendation of Granny to bed was a great relief to everyone for
.......................... .
Ans. (a) of being more happy climbing a tree than going up in a lift.
(b) that she could age more gracefully by fulfilling her passion for climbing trees.
(c) that was the only way to get her to take some rest and prevent her from climbing trees.
SECTION B (WRITING) (30 marks)
Q.3. Read the following telephone conversation between Mr. Hudson and Ms. Geeta. The call was for Ms. Geeta’s mother, who was looking for an apartment. As Ms. Geeta was going out immediately she left a message for her mother. Write the message in a box. Your answer should not be in more than 50 words. (5 marks)
Mr. Hudson : Hello; Could I speak to Mrs. Monica?
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